Battle
Battle of Crete
20 May 1941 – 1 Jun 1941 · Crete, Greece
Germany captured Crete in the first large airborne invasion in history. The capture of Maleme airfield decided the battle, but paratrooper losses were so heavy that Germany did not attempt another major airborne operation of this kind.
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